Ok so, I am going to rec some dramas that are not literally the love/hate trope but are working for me. I am mentioning these titles because whenewer i check threads for love/hate recs, I end up actually not being interested in any suggested titles despite wanting to watch love/hate stuff so these are sort of alternatives for it
Drinking Solo - male lead (ML) despises female lead (FML) because he finds her "low quality", female lead hates him back for that (but is kinda dumb and soft-hearted about it so it is not a burning passion) (warning - the male lead is a real jerk but the drama itself is quite enjoyable)
Something About 1% - FML saves life of this random grandpa who turns out to be super rich and decides that his grandson has to marry her if he wants to inherit the fortune. The grandson hates this. The FML hates this. They (kinda) hate each other because this is dumb idea. Anyways, they end up pretending they are dating. (It has really nice romance, the drama is short and there are barely any weird plot twists)
Sassy Go Go - one of my favourite high school dramas. FML and ML are the head members of different 'fractions' that are sort of fighting against each other but are forced to cooperate due to reasons. FML hates the guy, ML is just making fun of her. They have (imo) insane chemistry
Lie to Me - FML lies to her friends about being in relationship with ML who is really rich guy. Due to reasons (which i dont remember anymore) they decide to go with the lie and pretend they are together... but they kinda hate each other due to obvious reasons
Marriage, not Dating - once more a pretend relationship trope. ML is under pressure of his family to find a wife but he wants to stay single. He asks annoying ex-girlfriend of his best friend to pretend she is his girlfriend because he thinks his family will hate her... his family likes her and so they are forced to continue with their little con a bit longer. Again, they are different and so they hate each other
The Happy Loner - (a short 2 ep special) - FML is a loner, ML is very sociable person who literally needs other person. They are neighbours and dislike each other
Go Back Couple - I have watched only one episode of the show so i dont know how the story goes later on but it is about a couple who gets married young but end up hating each other in their marriage. Magically, they time travel back to their university days and they decided they will change their future and definitely wont start dating this time. I guess they get back together? Anyways, the hate seemed real in the first episode
(Yes, you guessed right, i do indeed like fake/pretend relationship. it puts two people who are very different from each other and are not in romantic relationship and puts them into sort of 'i-hate-you-but-i-need-you' business relationship... and then they end up falling in love)
